impregnable
11impregnable — [[t]ɪmpre̱gnəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ If you describe a building or other place as impregnable, you mean that it cannot be broken into or captured. The old Dutch fort with its thick high walls looks virtually impregnable... In those impregnable… …
12impregnable — im|preg|na|ble [ ım pregnəbl ] adjective 1. ) a place that is impregnable is very well protected and difficult to attack 2. ) someone who is in an impregnable position is very difficult to defeat or remove: The President s position is no longer… …
13impregnable — adjective 1 a building that is impregnable is so strong that no one can get into it by force: an impregnable fortress 2 formal attitudes, opinions etc that are impregnable cannot be changed or influenced: her impregnable obstinacy impregnably… …
14impregnable — UK [ɪmˈpreɡnəb(ə)l] / US adjective 1) a place that is impregnable is very well protected and difficult to attack 2) someone who is in an impregnable position is very difficult to defeat or remove The Prime Minister s position is no longer… …
15impregnable — impregnable1 impregnability, impregnableness, n. impregnably, adv. /im preg neuh beuhl/, adj. 1. strong enough to resist or withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconquerable: an impregnable fort. 2. not to be overcome or overthrown: an… …
16impregnable — im|preg|na|ble [ımˈpregnəbəl] adj formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: imprenable impossible to capture , from prendre to take ] 1.) a building that is impregnable is so strong that it cannot be entered by force ▪ an impregnable… …
17impregnable — adjective Etymology: Middle English imprenable, from Middle French, from in + prenable vulnerable to capture, from prendre to take more at prize Date: 15th century 1. incapable of being taken by assault ; unconquerable < an impregnable fortress > …
18impregnable — adjective 1) the fortress is impregnable Syn: invulnerable, impenetrable, unassailable, inviolable, secure, strong, well fortified, well defended; invincible, unconquerable, unbeatable, indestructible Ant: vulnerable …
19impregnable — im•preg•na•ble [[t]ɪmˈprɛg nə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) strong enough to resist or withstand attack; unconquerable: an impregnable fort[/ex] 2) irrefutable; unassailable • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME impregnable, imprenable < MF, = im II+prenable… …
20impregnable — /ɪmˈprɛgnəbəl / (say im pregnuhbuhl) adjective 1. strong enough to resist attack; not to be taken by force: an impregnable fort. 2. not to be overcome or overthrown: an impregnable argument. {Middle English imprenable, from French, from im im 2 + …
